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Senseless Camel Shootings
In a deliberate callous act, two of our camels were shot and killed on January 9th.

2012 Itinerary
In 2011 we were busy exploring the Simpson Desert in Queensland and the Northern Territory and since 2009 have been eyewitness to exceptional seasonal conditions, watching the flood pulse of the great desert rivers in all their sublime majesty and experiencing firsthand the magnificent diversity of the boom/bust cycle of desert life. Read more...

Australian Desert Expeditions is a Registered Environmental Organisation conducting scientific and ecological survey expeditions into remote regions of the Central deserts. Walking alongside traditionally outfitted packcamels is ideal for learning about the desert flora & fauna as we continue the historical spirit and cultural heritage of scientific desert exploration of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

You can join any expedition and assist the ecologists with their fieldwork, which may include collecting and documenting botanical specimens, assisting with marsupial trapping surveys or anthropological/archaeological/palaeontological recovery, all whilst travelling in the grand tradition of the early explorers and pioneering Afghan cameleers.

Our 2011 Survey Program was conducted in partnership with Bush Heritage Australia in the north eastern Simpson Desert, Queensland. We have left the 2011 program on our website as an example of what may be expected in 2013.

Ecologists, scientists and desert experts from the following universities and institutions participated in the 2011 surveys: